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December 22, 2015

Riverside Sports Schedules for Weeks of Dec. 21 through Jan. 9

The Riverside sports schedule for the next three weeks is as follows: Tuesday, Dec. 22 3:30 p.m. Boys Freshman Basketball Ellwood City HS Away 6 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity Basketball Lincoln Park Home 7:30 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball Lincoln Park Home Wednesday, Dec. 23 Christmas Break Begins (School) Thursday, Dec. 24 No events scheduled Friday, Dec. 25 No events scheduled Saturday, Dec. 26 No events scheduled Sunday, Dec. 27 No events scheduled Monday, Dec. 28 6:30 p.m. Boys Junior Varsity Basketball SHADY SIDE CHRISTMAS Away 8 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball SHADY SIDE CHRISTMAS Away Tuesday, Dec. 29 TBA Boys Varsity…

December 22, 2015

Ellwood City Borough Council December Meeting Brief

The following is a brief summary of the Ellwood City Borough Council Meeting December Brief: Visitors Judi Dici, who will be sworn in on council on Jan. 4, addressed council concerning a proposal by council member Ralph Chiappetta at last week’s agenda meeting. The proposal suggested that officers only answer calls with municipalities that have an agreement with the borough, which she described as “inconceivable that an officer wouldn’t answer a call.” She praised council president Brad Ovial for suggesting that the borough seek other agreements amicably with other municipalities. At the conclusion of the meeting, Chiappetta answered that it…

December 21, 2015

Ellwood Wolverines Lose to Beaver Falls; Lady Wolverines Lose to Blackhawk

The Ellwood City Wolverines and Lady Wolverines both lost conference games last week. The boys team lost to Beaver Falls on Friday and the girls to Blackhawk on Thursday. Ellwood City v Beaver Falls The Ellwood City Wolverines were close to an upset in their away game versus Beaver Falls but ultimately fell short by five points. The game ended 53-48 with the undefeated Beaver Falls maintaining their streak. Despite outscoring the Tigers in three quarters, the Wolverines fell behind in the decisive third quarter and were unable to reclaim the lead. Rick Roth led Ellwood City with 12 points….

December 21, 2015

Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce Board of Director Election Results

The Ellwood City Area Chamber of Commerce (ECACC) is pleased to announce the results of their recent election of their Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is a group of 17 volunteers who govern the Chamber and who oversee a salaried Executive Director. Directors are elected by the membership and they serve a three year term. The terms of five of ECACC’s current Directors expire at the end of 2015. ECACC solicited nominations to fill their vacancies from the membership which resulted in eight nominees that included four current Directors and four who have not previously served. Descriptions of…

December 21, 2015

Library Activities Week of December 21st

Activities taking place at the Ellwood City Area Public Library include the following: Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 3:30 p.m. – Creative Writing Workshop for students in 9th grade and up. The group meets twice each month to share their work and discuss writing tips and techniques. New members are always welcome, so call the library now for more information. The library will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (Dec. 24 and 25) and will resume normal hours on Saturday, December 26. In addition, the library will be open from 9 a.m. to Noon on New Year’s Eve (Dec….

December 18, 2015

Stang Leads Lady Panthers in Win Over Beaver Falls

Senior Katie Stang seized the win for Riverside in a conference home game against Beaver Falls yesterday. Both teams were initially bogged down. The first quarter ended only 5-5, with many missed shots between the teams. By the end of the game, the Lady Panthers had collectively missed 36 of 76 shots. However, Riverside was making enough shots to pull ahead by the second quarter, with Stang leading the way. Beaver Falls rallied in the third quarter, scoring 17 points to Riverside’s 19, but by the game’s conclusion, Riverside was firmly in the lead 59-41. Stang scored 26 of those…

December 18, 2015

Winter Sports Senior Q&A

With the winter sports season is in full swing, Ellwoodcity.org continues its tradition of interviewing senior athletes. This year, Ellwood’s basketball teams are both senior heavy, creating an experienced and closely bonded group of athletes. Below are Q&A’s taken from the preseason with two seniors from girls basketball, two from boys and one wrestler. Check back throughout the season for game stats and summaries and athlete spotlights. Girls Basketball Karington Ketterer Parents: Laura and Jeff Ketterer Years Played: Since 3rd grade What are you looking forward to about the season? We’re hoping to advance to playoffs again. How do you…

December 17, 2015

Letter to Borough Council from Visitor

At Monday’s agenda setting meeting, visitor Dave McQuade addressed council with two suggestions for conducting meetings in 2016. The suggestions were contained in the following letter: Merry Christmas and thank you for your service this year! I have two observations from the meetings I have attended and I believe they would make the visitor’s more informed on the work you all have been doing. I would like to recommend the agenda’s that are distributed to the visitor’s at the council meeting be a little more descriptive so that visitors clearly understand what is being voted on. I would also like…

December 16, 2015

Police: Man Assaults Woman Over Christmas Lights

Man Assaults Woman Over Christmas Lights and Throws Christmas Tree Out of Window According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 8 at approximately 2 a.m., officers responded to a domestic disturbance on First Street. The victim stated that after drinking at the Keystone Bar, her boyfriend, Robert Mulig, 58, of Ellwood City had gone to bed. Around 2 a.m., Mulig woke her up and yelled at her to turn the Christmas Tree lights off. The victim told Mulig to go back to bed. Mulig shouted that she had two minutes to turn off the lights. Mulig then became agitated and…

December 15, 2015

Borough Council to Vote on 1-Mill Tax Hike

The Ellwood City Borough Council will vote next Monday, Dec. 21 on a proposed 1-mill property tax increase. The tax increase will be part of the 2016 budget adoption. The 2015 budget has a 6.75-mill tax rate, which is set to increase to 7.75. Last year, there was a 0.5-mill increase. This year, the owner of a property valued at $75,000 would have paid $506.25. With the tax hike, the owner will pay $581.25, a $75 increase. The tax increase is primarily due to increased pension obligation for borough employees. Council had discussed the approaching problem in several meetings throughout…